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While settling into a table as described |
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CHART" , other issues need be looked |
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into. First and foremost, if one is to do |
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a job well, comfort in that endeavor is |
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very important. A suggested list: |
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1. clothing allowing freedom of motion |
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2. very comfortable shoes |
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3. an empty bladder |
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4. well rested |
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5. being totally aware and alert |
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6. positive attitude |
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Comfort is not only important to you as |
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an individual, it strongly influences other |
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players as well. Knowing this, you can |
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take advantage of other player's comfort |
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zone as part of your tracking scenario. |
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Look out, I'm going to throw another |
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"1/3.....2/3rd's" analogy out there to |
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dwell on. There are 16 table positions as |
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charts reflect. Of those 16, 1/3rd are |
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less than desirable in regard to comfort, |
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2/3rd's are optimum simply because of |
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reasonable accessibility. The "STICK'S" |
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L/H...R/H have been omitted as being |
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preferred because of their constant |
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aimless wafting about of the stick and |
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bulky presence as they go through their |
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table business. Those positions require |
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the shooter to literally become uncomfor- |
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table in an effort to throw around them! |
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The North and South dealers D1 and the |
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sticks North and South S4 have also |
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been omitted because of traffic in the |
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form of chips, place, come, lay, dp, dc |
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bets etc.. You can't maintain maximum |
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outcome effectively in a high traffic area. |
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Monitoring numerous sessions over the years, has made it quite apparent to me, that of the 10 advocated best |
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table positions, as being more consistently productive over time than the omitted 6 as spelled out. No matter |
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what position is utilized, there are always negative factors that overwhelm the outcome of a roll. Dice setters |
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utilizing control and rhythm quite often offset these factors. Even if these advantages may only be in terms of |
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small percentages, the compounding of all these small incentives over time can be appreciable. I hope I have |
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totally impressed on you the importance of " COMFORT" in all of its aspects. |
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To further embellish the hypothetical "bag of tricks", a simple list of methods noted in use by others that might |
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also be used in "tracking a table".......... |
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1. base next bet on outcome of last decision |
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2. best 2 out of 3 decisions as an indicator |
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3. My "ubiquitous 3" found in Craps Pit under philosophy and craps logic [similar to item 2] |
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4. if trend is 7-out every 5 rolls or less go to wrong side betting |
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Following items also taken from "Craps Logic" |
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5. BIG QUESTION??????? WHEN SHOOTERS GET THE DICE, WHAT IS THEIR INTENT? |
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6. Does shooter set dice for probable trash results? [TIER 1] |
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7. Does shooter set dice for probable number results? [TIER 2] |
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8. Does shooter perform well in producing trash? [TIER 1] |
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9. Does shooter perform well in producing numbers? [TIER 2] |
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10. Does shooter perform well in producing both trash/numbers? [TIER 1 then TIER 2] |
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11. Does shooter acquire short, medium or long rolls during throw? [TIER 2 then TIER 3] |
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12. Does shooter, on come out roll, consistently put up horn money, hi/lo or yo? [TIER 1] |
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13. Does shooter, on come out roll work place bets? [TIER 2] |
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14. Does shooter, after point set, ignore numbers and goes for center board bets? [TIER 3] |
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15. Does shooter put up Don't bets? [TIER 3] |
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A shooters ACTION requires a bettor's REACTION! |
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Marry shooter HISTORY with table TRENDS! |
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I'm sure there are many other methods of tracking a table out there. These are just a few of those that have |
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been enlisted by players in my neck of the woods. The intent is to make available to all a condensed form |
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of expression hopefully useable while compounding knowledge of the game. |
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An appeal and challenge is offered to all who view this article to supplement same with their own |
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methods of comfort and tracking in an effort to make all of us the very best players we can possibly be! |